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MEMOIRS OF NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV: COMMISSAR (1918-1945) By Sergei Khrushchev
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- Publication Name
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- Book Title
- Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev Vol. 1 : Commissar, 1918-1945
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania STATE University Press
- Publication Year
- 2005
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- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
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- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
- Topic
- Personal Memoirs, Modern / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Linguistics / General
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 55.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 1036 Pages
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Khrushchev recounts how he became politically active as a young worker in Ukraine, how he climbed the ladder of power under Stalin to occupy leading positions in Ukraine and Moscow, and how as a military commissar he experienced the war against the Nazi invaders. His sincere reflections add to the value of this personal and historical document.
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Pennsylvania STATE University Press
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0271023325
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9780271023328
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2468935
Product Key Features
Book Title
Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev Vol. 1 : Commissar, 1918-1945
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Modern / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Number of Pages
1036 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
2.4in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
55.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
3 Vols.
Lc Classification Number
Dk275.K5a3 2004
Reviews
"But his personal slant, conveyed in the World War II memoirs that make up half of this huge book, is important for understanding the political atmosphere during that colossal struggle. And the detail of his recall, without notes or references, is extraordinary." --Robert V. Daniels The New Leader, "One of the most extraordinary archives of the twentieth century" --Strobe Talbott, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, "Khrushchev had a remarkable memory, and although the style and broad outline of what he has to say will be familiar to those who read the original two-volume English version issued in the early 1970s, the detail he provides here, particularly on the war, adds a great deal." --Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, "Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most important political leaders of the twentieth century. Without his memoirs, neither the rise and fall of the Soviet Union nor the history of the Cold War can be fully understood. By dictating his memoirs and publishing them in the West, Khrushchev transformed himself from the USSR's leader to one of its first dissidents. His remarkably candid recollections were a harbinger of glasnost to come. Like virtually all memoirs, his have a personal and political agenda, but even what might be called Khrushchev's 'myth of himself' is vital for understanding how this colorful figure could place his contradictory stamp on his country and the world. The fact that the full text of Khrushchev's memoirs will now be available in English is cause for rejoicing." --William Taubman, winner of the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his book Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, "One of the most extraordinary archives of the twentieth century" --Strobe Talbott,former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, "Khrushchev had a remarkable memory, and although the style and broad outline of what he has to say will be familiar to those who read the original two-volume English version issued in the early 1970s, the detail he provides here, particularly on the war, adds a great deal." --Robert Legvold Foreign Affairs, "This volume far exceeds in detail earlier editions of the Khrushchev memoirs and for readers of this journal especially, his observations of the war years are intriguing." -Paule Wanke, Journal of Military History, "Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most important political leaders of the twentieth century. Without his memoirs, neither the rise and fall of the Soviet Union nor the history of the Cold War can be fully understood. By dictating his memoirs and publishing them in the West, Khrushchev transformed himself from the USSR's leader to one of its first dissidents. His remarkably candid recollections were a harbinger of glasnost to come. Like virtually all memoirs, his have a personal and political agenda, but even what might be called Khrushchev's 'myth of himself' is vital for understanding how this colorful figure could place his contradictory stamp on his country and the world. The fact that the full text of Khrushchev's memoirs will now be available in English is cause for rejoicing." --William Taubman,winner of the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his book Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, &"Khrushchev had a remarkable memory, and although the style and broad outline of what he has to say will be familiar to those who read the original two-volume English version issued in the early 1970s, the detail he provides here, particularly on the war, adds a great deal.&" &-Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, "Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most important political leaders of the twentieth century. Without his memoirs, neither the rise and fall of the Soviet Union nor the history of the Cold War can be fully understood. By dictating his memoirs and publishing them in the West, Khrushchev transformed himself from the USSR's leader to one of its first dissidents. His remarkably candid recollections were a harbinger of glasnost to come. Like virtually all memoirs, his have a personal and political agenda, but even what might be called Khrushchev's 'myth of himself' is vital for understanding how this colorful figure could place his contradictory stamp on his country and the world. The fact that the full text of Khrushchev's memoirs will now be available in English is cause for rejoicing." -William Taubman, winner of the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his book Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, "There is a lot less high politics here than one would expect. Khrushchev's focus is very often on chance encounters and small vignettes, often told at great length, rather than on reflections on the 'big picture' or revelations about key historical events. Yet it is this above all else that makes this work so readable, for it allows Khrushchev's personality to come through in the text in all its contradictions and complexity." --William Tompson Political Science Quarterly, &"Like all memoirs, this book has to be read with caution. This is a product of the love of Khrushchev&'s son, Sergei, and it permeates the book. He has gone to great lengths to get this book published and keep the legacy of his father alive. As a result, the book is a s complete as one can hope. Inevitably there is also a negative side. Khrushchev&'s role in the Stalinist terror in Ukraine, for example, is not discussed. Even the index uses a conditional statement: 'Khrushchev&'s alleged purging&' in Ukraine (p.932). Despite this and other shortcomings, this is a book of enormous importance that no one interested in the Soviet Union can afford to miss.&" &-Hiroaki Kuromiya, Harvard Ukainian Studies, "Like all memoirs, this book has to be read with caution. This is a product of the love of Khrushchev's son, Sergei, and it permeates the book. He has gone to great lengths to get this book published and keep the legacy of his father alive. As a result, the book is a s complete as one can hope. Inevitably there is also a negative side. Khrushchev's role in the Stalinist terror in Ukraine, for example, is not discussed. Even the index uses a conditional statement: 'Khrushchev's alleged purging' in Ukraine (p.932). Despite this and other shortcomings, this is a book of enormous importance that no one interested in the Soviet Union can afford to miss." --Hiroaki Kuromiya, Harvard Ukainian Studies, "Like all memoirs, this book has to be read with caution. This is a product of the love of Khrushchev's son, Sergei, and it permeates the book. He has gone to great lengths to get this book published and keep the legacy of his father alive. As a result, the book is a s complete as one can hope. Inevitably there is also a negative side. Khrushchev's role in the Stalinist terror in Ukraine, for example, is not discussed. Even the index uses a conditional statement: 'Khrushchev's alleged purging' in Ukraine (p.932). Despite this and other shortcomings, this is a book of enormous importance that no one interested in the Soviet Union can afford to miss." -Hiroaki Kuromiya, Harvard Ukainian Studies, "There is a lot less high politics here than one would expect. Khrushchev's focus is very often on chance encounters and small vignettes, often told at great length, rather than on reflections on the 'big picture' or revelations about key historical events. Yet it is this above all else that makes this work so readable, for it allows Khrushchev's personality to come through in the text in all its contradictions and complexity." --William Tompson, Political Science Quarterly, "Sergei Khrushchev (Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute, Brown Univ.) has edited an exquisitely detailed, amply documented, remarkably translated first volume of a proposed three-volume translation of his father's memoirs, based on the four-volume Russian edition of 1999." --C.W. Haury, Choice, "This volume far exceeds in detail earlier editions of the Khrushchev memoirs and for readers of this journal especially, his observations of the war years are intriguing." --Paule Wanke Journal of Military History, &"There is a lot less high politics here than one would expect. Khrushchev&'s focus is very often on chance encounters and small vignettes, often told at great length, rather than on reflections on the 'big picture&' or revelations about key historical events. Yet it is this above all else that makes this work so readable, for it allows Khrushchev&'s personality to come through in the text in all its contradictions and complexity.&" &-William Tompson, Political Science Quarterly, &"But his personal slant, conveyed in the World War II memoirs that make up half of this huge book, is important for understanding the political atmosphere during that colossal struggle. And the detail of his recall, without notes or references, is extraordinary.&" &-Robert V. Daniels, The New Leader, &"Sergei Khrushchev (Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute, Brown Univ.) has edited an exquisitely detailed, amply documented, remarkably translated first volume of a proposed three-volume translation of his father&'s memoirs, based on the four-volume Russian edition of 1999.&" &-C.W. Haury, Choice, "Khrushchev had a remarkable memory, and although the style and broad outline of what he has to say will be familiar to those who read the original two-volume English version issued in the early 1970s, the detail he provides here, particularly on the war, adds a great deal." -Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, "There is a lot less high politics here than one would expect. Khrushchev's focus is very often on chance encounters and small vignettes, often told at great length, rather than on reflections on the 'big picture' or revelations about key historical events. Yet it is this above all else that makes this work so readable, for it allows Khrushchev's personality to come through in the text in all its contradictions and complexity." -William Tompson, Political Science Quarterly, "But his personal slant, conveyed in the World War II memoirs that make up half of this huge book, is important for understanding the political atmosphere during that colossal struggle. And the detail of his recall, without notes or references, is extraordinary." -Robert V. Daniels, The New Leader, &"One of the most extraordinary archives of the twentieth century&" &-Strobe Talbott, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, &"Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most important political leaders of the twentieth century. Without his memoirs, neither the rise and fall of the Soviet Union nor the history of the Cold War can be fully understood. By dictating his memoirs and publishing them in the West, Khrushchev transformed himself from the USSR&'s leader to one of its first dissidents. His remarkably candid recollections were a harbinger of glasnost to come. Like virtually all memoirs, his have a personal and political agenda, but even what might be called Khrushchev&'s 'myth of himself&' is vital for understanding how this colorful figure could place his contradictory stamp on his country and the world. The fact that the full text of Khrushchev&'s memoirs will now be available in English is cause for rejoicing.&" &-William Taubman, winner of the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his book Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, "But his personal slant, conveyed in the World War II memoirs that make up half of this huge book, is important for understanding the political atmosphere during that colossal struggle. And the detail of his recall, without notes or references, is extraordinary." --Robert V. Daniels, The New Leader, "Like all memoirs, this book has to be read with caution. This is a product of the love of Khrushchev's son, Sergei, and it permeates the book. He has gone to great lengths to get this book published and keep the legacy of his father alive. As a result, the book is a s complete as one can hope. Inevitably there is also a negative side. Khrushchev's role in the Stalinist terror in Ukraine, for example, is not discussed. Even the index uses a conditional statement: 'Khrushchev's alleged purging' in Ukraine (p.932). Despite this and other shortcomings, this is a book of enormous importance that no one interested in the Soviet Union can afford to miss." --Hiroaki Kuromiya Harvard Ukainian Studies, "This volume far exceeds in detail earlier editions of the Khrushchev memoirs and for readers of this journal especially, his observations of the war years are intriguing." --Paule Wanke, Journal of Military History, "Sergei Khrushchev (Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute, Brown Univ.) has edited an exquisitely detailed, amply documented, remarkably translated first volume of a proposed three-volume translation of his father's memoirs, based on the four-volume Russian edition of 1999." --C.W. Haury Choice, &"This volume far exceeds in detail earlier editions of the Khrushchev memoirs and for readers of this journal especially, his observations of the war years are intriguing.&" &-Paule Wanke, Journal of Military History, "Sergei Khrushchev (Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute, Brown Univ.) has edited an exquisitely detailed, amply documented, remarkably translated first volume of a proposed three-volume translation of his father's memoirs, based on the four-volume Russian edition of 1999." -C.W. Haury, Choice, "One of the most extraordinary archives of the twentieth century" -Strobe Talbott, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State
Table of Content
Contents Captions to Photographs Translators Preface Editors Foreword Andrei Bitov. The Baldest and the Boldest Abbreviations and Acronyms The Memoirs Prologue Part I. The Beginning of the Road A Little About Myself The Fourteenth Party Conference A Few Words About the NEP The Fifteenth Party Congress The Move to Kharkov The Move to Kiev At the Industrial Academy Personal Acquaintance with Stalin Moscow Workdays The Kirov Assassination Some Consequences of the Kirov Assassination In the Ukraine Again The Ukraine-Moscow (Crossroads of the 1930s) The Second World War Approaches The Beginning of the Second World War Events on the Eve of War Part II. The Great Patriotic War The Difficult Summer of 1941 People and Events of Summer and Fall 1941 1942: From Winter to Summer By the Ruins of Stalingrad Turn of the Tide at Stalingrad The Road to Rostov Before the Battle of Kursk and at Its Beginning To the Dnieper! Kiev Is Ours Again! We Liberate the Ukraine Forward to Victory! Postwar Reflections The Far East After the Great Patriotic War War Memoirs Appendices A Short Biography of N. S. Khrushchev L. Lasochko. The Khrushchev Family Line: A Historical Note Sergei Khrushchev. The History of the Creation and Publication of the Khrushchev Memoirs (1967-1999) Conversation with N. S. Khrushchev at the Party Control Committee Biographies Index
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2003-007060
Dewey Decimal
947.0852092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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